cdmaOne Subscribers will have Automatic
Roaming in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Aug. 23, 1999 -- The CDMA Development Group
(CDG) today announced that cdmaOne* automatic roaming services
are expanding throughout Asia. Leading cdmaOne operators Hutchison
Telecom, DDI, IDO and Shinsegi Telecom recently signed agreements
to provide comprehensive automatic roaming service for subscribers
in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. GTE Telecommunications Services
Incorporated also worked with the four operators to facilitate
the agreements.

"As coverage of the technology continues to rapidly expand
around the world, global cdmaOne operators can truly offer
their subscribers comprehensive international automatic roaming
services. cdmaOne operators can increase revenue and become
more competitive in the global marketplace by offering subscribers
simplified roaming access," said Perry LaForge, executive
director of the CDG. "We expect even more international roaming
agreements to be announced this year in the United States,
Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand."

The CDG has played an essential role with its member operators
in facilitating roaming agreements in Asia, both within the
region and with North American cdmaOne operators. cdmaOne
is now commercially available from 72 global wireless operators
in 29 countries, with service expected in more than 35 countries
by the end of 2000. The CDG actively works with roaming infrastructure
providers and network operators to establish end-to-end IS-41
roaming by identifying solutions for the business, networking
and back-office requirements of international roaming agreements.